Section 1445.210  Curriculum for Continuing Education

a)         Continuing education courses shall consist of the following topics:

1)         State and federal laws relating to the operation of all types of community associations, governing documents and State laws relating to corporations, partnerships, and nonprofit corporations;

2)         Preparation of community association budgets and community association accounts;

3)         Management, personnel matters, customer service and ethics;

4)         Maintenance operations;

5)         Insurance matters relating to community associations;

6)         Procedures for noticing and conducting community association meetings;

7)         Any legislative update to the:

A)        Illinois Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Act;

B)        Illinois Condominium Property Act [765 ILCS 605];

C)        Illinois Common Interest Community Association Act [765 ILCS 160]; or

D)        the Illinois General Not for Profit Corporation Act [805 ILCS 105], or any administrative rules promulgated in connection that Act;

8)         Fair housing, discriminatory practices, and harassment;

9)         High rise or townhome management and maintenance;

10)       Reserve studies and reserve funding;

11)       Any other topic approved by the Department.

b)         The sexual harassment prevention training required of all licensees may be counted by Community Association Managers toward their CE requirement for each renewal period (see Section 2105-15.5 of the Civil Administration Code of Illinois (Department of Professional Regulation Law) [20 ILCS 2105]).  The sexual harassment prevention training may not be taken as a correspondence or home study course.

(Source:  Added at 47 Ill. Reg. 8409, effective June 2, 2023)